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Half a dozen games are set to leave PlayStation Plus next month, including Battlefield V, Digimon Survive and Like a Dragon: Ishin!

Following price increases for the Xbox console, accessories, Game Pass and more, Microsoft has now raised the cost for its Xbox dev kits by 33%.

While Final Fantasy VII Rebirth won’t be getting any DLC, the final chapter in the Remake trilogy might according to the game's director.

Ever since the disappointing launch of Halo: Infinite, Microsoft and 343 Industries (now Halo Studios) have been laying somewhat dormant, with the biggest news arriving during last year’s Halo World Championships in the form of the UE5-developed ‘Project Foundry’. Ahead of this year’s championships, a Halo insider has claimed that two projects are currently in the works to be released next year.

As part of the ongoing Sony v Tencent lawsuit, the PlayStation maker has revealed that they plan to release the Horizon Zero Dawn film by 2027.

Following its launch on PC earlier this Summer, the unique racer JDM: Japanese Drift Master has been officially announced for Xbox and PS5.

In the wake of the series coming to Xbox and Nintendo Switch, Sony San Diego’s annual MLB: The Show franchise is seemingly headed for PC in the near future.

Sony is currently locked in a legal battle with Tencent due to the latter’s announcement of Light of Motiram – an open world game which looks eerily similar to PlayStation’s Horizon Zero Dawn / Forbidden West franchise. Previous revelations from the lawsuit included the fact that Tencent had previously pitched a Horizon game to Sony – which the console maker rejected. That said, this wasn’t the only potential project, with the two companies at one point planning to work on a new game based on The Last of Us.

Following its success on PC and Switch, the story-focused adventure game 1000xRESIST is finally coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Following the recent release of Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch Productions have reaffirmed that they are a one-project studio.

Following the cancelled God of War project, BluePoint Games’ latest job listing hints at their next game being a melee-focused 3rd-person action game of sorts.

Despite being the highest-grossing franchise of all time, the latest Pokemon Legends Z-A was developed with a budget of just $13 million.

Last year, the Pokémon Company / GameFreak suffered a massive data breach, causing all sorts of internal documents, codenames and more to be published online for all to see. One year later, the same hacker has resurfaced, offering a ton more details – including Pokémon’s plans for the rest of the decade.

In a welcome update, the PlayStation Store now allows you to publish written reviews for games which you own – though only on browsers so far.

As was the case with PlayStation Stars a couple months ago, Sony has now announced that their PlayStation Gear merch store will close down at the end of 2025.

Despite lacking the FIFA name, EA Sports FC26 has reportedly already sold over 10 million copies in under two weeks - 60% of which was on PlayStation.

According to insiders, Microsoft’s internally-developed Xbox handheld was cancelled due to AMD requiring a minimum guarantee of 10 million units.

Following its shows across the UK, the PlayStation ‘World Tour’ Concert has been cancelled in a number of European and US cities.

In the lead-up to Silent Hill 2 Remake’s anniversary, insiders have claimed that the title is set to come to Xbox consoles sooner rather than later.

Alongside the price hike, changes to Microsoft Rewards and more, Xbox Game Pass subscribers no longer benefit from discounted DLC costs.

Following a surprise patch earlier this year on PC, Remedy has announced that Control on PS5 and Series X|S are set to receive their own update.

10 years on from its launch, Harmonix’s Rock Band 4 is set to be officially delisted from PlayStation and Xbox stores later this week.

Microsoft has announced a change to its rewards program, with members no longer able to use points to redeem Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.

The Halo franchise is in a bit of a limbo right now, with fans of the classic franchise patiently waiting to see what the team have been working on ever since announcing the rebranding of 343 Industries to Halo Studios. Following some teasers earlier this Summer, the team have confirmed that they will host a “deep dive” into the future of Halo at the upcoming Halo World Championships.

20 years after introducing their first wireless controller, Sony is reportedly set to finally include a removable battery in its upcoming DualSense V3.

As part of the Swiss gaming convention Zurich Popcon, Nintendo seems to have leaked the existence of a bunch of TT Games LEGO titles coming to Switch 2.

Following reports that Costco was no longer stocking Xbox consoles, the US retailer confirmed “we don’t have any plans going forward to carry an Xbox console.”

The upcoming Yooka-Replaylee remake/remaster will run at just 30fps on Switch 2, owing to “limited time with the development kits.”

October looks set to be a strong month for PlayStation Plus, with subscribers getting their hands on the excellent Alan Wake 2.

During the recent State of Play, Polyphony Digital announced one of the biggest updates yet coming to Gran Turismo 7, with ‘Spec III’ arriving this December.